I think you are correct about the credibility problem on the web, and I certainly hope I am incorrect about GWB. As to being skeptical, sometimes I am skeptical to a fault, and other times I am too gullible. For right now, I will take Izzy's advice and try to think the best of the man until someone proves otherwise. Thanks for sharing what you found. Terry
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 6:08 AM Subject: [TruthTalk] George Bush and Freemasonry > Terry wrote: > > A while back I found on several sites that GWB > > was a mason, and took the oath on a Masonic Bible. > > Hi Terry. > > You have to be careful about information on the web. I did find a few > websites that said he was a Mason, but I did not consider them credible. > The basis for their assertion was a hand signal they caught him giving > in a picture. In my continued search, I found the Mason website. I > considered that a credible source. > > I noticed some controversy over Billy Graham supposedly being a 33rd > degree Mason. They had witnesses, other Masons, who had supposedly seen > him in certain rituals, and numerous other evidences. Finally, the > Billy Graham Evangelistic Association wrote them a letter, which not > only stated that Billy Graham had never been a Mason and had no > intention of being a Mason, but that Freemasonry was incompatible with > Christianity (or something to that effect). Suddenly, all the websites > that claimed he was a Freemason started back-pedaling and removing the > claims from their websites. I think there are still a few holdouts, but > most of them accept this new evidence as more credible than all the > fallacious circumstantial evidence they had collected before. I suspect > that the same thing might have happened with George Bush. Maybe George > set the record straight and those websites all fell. > > The lesson is: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. > Consider the source, consider the arguments, and have a skeptical mind. > :-) > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
